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A True Education

• January 19, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education
Tags: aims, connections, effective teaching, life-long learning, making a difference, Martin Luther King, MLK, motivation, personal skill-building, respect, soulful education, spirituality, youth

Purpose of Education

• January 1, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Spirituality
Tags: aims, humanizing, life-long learning, pedagogy, soulful education, spirituality

Indoctrination of the Young

• February 2, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Creativity, History of Education
Tags: control, creativity, current trends in education, curriculum, education policy, education reform, Noam Chomsky

Weeding Out

• January 7, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Educational Policy, History of Education, School is not education
Tags: aims, citizenry, control, creativity, education policy, Noam Chomsky, standardization, teach to the test

The System

• January 5, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Discrimination, Vision
Tags: aims, children, citizenry, control, dehumanizing, life-long learning, Prentice Powell, soulful education, spoken word, standardization, visions, youth

Rhymes & Reasons

• December 31, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Creativity, Islamic Pedagogy, Spirituality
Tags: Abdul Hakim Murad, aims, children, connections, creativity, effective teaching, humanizing, imagination, Kinza Academy, life-long learning, play-based learning, soulful education, spirituality, TJ Winter, youth

Topsy-Turvy

• November 24, 2013 • 2 Comments

Posted in Aims, Responsibility vs Obedience, Vision
Tags: citizenry, civics, civil disobedience, Howard Zinn, law, Matt Damon

Handwritten

• November 22, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, History of Education, Vision
Tags: aims, citizenry, civics, connections, curriculum, dignity, Gettysburg Address, history, life-long learning, making a difference, President Lincoln, President Obama, soulful education

The most successful football play of all time

• November 5, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Great Teachers
Tags: children, citizenry, connections, dignity, empathy, football, humanizing, life-long learning, making a difference, personal skill-building, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs, students

Speaking with conviction

• October 30, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Vision
Tags: aims, connections, effective teaching, life-long learning, motivation, soulful education, speaking with authority, Taylor Mali, visions, youth

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Identity Crisis

Indigenous, Latinx, Muslim, Feminist

Increased Stations

The Writings Of Alfie Kohn

Adventures in Process Art

gadflyonthewallblog

"To sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the service of truth."

Chris Mercogliano

Splendid Pearls

Orthodox Sunni Islam

My Patronus Is Coffee

Life is Messy. Send Coffee and Posh.

birth doula | fertility support | women's health

the CHILD centered

where parent and teacher CONNECT

Praying With One Eye Open

Thoughts on motherhood, the writer life, and staying awake

The Matt Walsh Blog

The TED Blog shares news about TED Talks and TED Conferences.

dr. p.l. (paul) thomas

educator, public scholar, poet&writer - academic freedom isn't free

An Ethical Island

How to Teach Without a Lecture and other fun

The Finer Points

A Blog About All Things Fine Arts at the University of Utah.

Parenting From Scratch

Writing my way through unconditional parenting